Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
171
Highest
79.8%
Suriname
Lowest
31.6%
Liechtenstein
Median
50.9%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
2,452
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions, male (%) is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 79.8% in Suriname; the lowest is 31.6% in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 50.9%, and the mean is 51.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (up 43.8%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 58.9%).
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 79.8% | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 2 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 72.4% | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 3 | Cook Islands | 57.6% | 2024 | up 16.1% | flat |
| 4 | Nepal | 57.6% | 2020 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 57.3% | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 6 | Yemen | 55.9% | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 55.5% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 8 | Montenegro | 54.2% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 9 | Switzerland | 54.2% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 10 | Canada | 53.9% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 11 | Indonesia | 53.6% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 12 | Chad | 53.4% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 13 | Bhutan | 53.2% | 2020 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 14 | Türkiye | 53.2% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 15 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 53.1% | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 16 | China | 53.1% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 17 | Albania | 53.0% | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 18 | Kuwait | 52.9% | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 52.7% | 2021 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 20 | Djibouti | 52.5% | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 21 | Ukraine | 52.5% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 22 | Greece | 52.5% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 23 | Algeria | 52.5% | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 24 | Australia | 52.4% | 2021 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 25 | Latvia | 52.4% | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 26 | Jordan | 52.4% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 52.3% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Philippines | 52.2% | 2020 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 29 | Poland | 52.2% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 52.2% | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 31 | Lithuania | 52.2% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 32 | Hong Kong, China | 52.1% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 33 | Vanuatu | 52.1% | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 34 | Czechia | 52.0% | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.0% | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 36 | Grenada | 52.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 52.0% | 2020 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 38 | Portugal | 51.9% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 39 | Qatar | 51.8% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 40 | Eritrea | 51.8% | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 41 | Slovakia | 51.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 42 | Kyrgyzstan | 51.8% | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 43 | Brunei Darussalam | 51.8% | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 44 | Italy | 51.7% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 45 | Republic of Moldova | 51.7% | 2024 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 46 | Macau, China | 51.7% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 47 | Chile | 51.7% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 51.7% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 49 | Hungary | 51.6% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 50 | Belarus | 51.6% | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 51 | Germany | 51.5% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 52 | Serbia | 51.5% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 53 | Lebanon | 51.5% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | 51.5% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 55 | Andorra | 51.5% | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 51.4% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 57 | United States of America | 51.4% | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 58 | Aruba | 51.4% | 2014 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 59 | Norway | 51.4% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 60 | Iceland | 51.4% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 61 | Gibraltar | 51.4% | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 62 | Egypt | 51.4% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 63 | Ireland | 51.3% | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 64 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 51.3% | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 65 | Uruguay | 51.3% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 66 | New Zealand | 51.2% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 67 | Denmark | 51.2% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 68 | Belgium | 51.2% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 69 | Mongolia | 51.2% | 2019 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 70 | Sweden | 51.1% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 71 | Rwanda | 51.1% | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 72 | Cyprus | 51.1% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 73 | Peru | 51.1% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 74 | Malaysia | 51.1% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 75 | Solomon Islands | 51.1% | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 76 | Syrian Arab Republic | 51.1% | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 77 | Slovenia | 51.0% | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 78 | Guinea | 51.0% | 2020 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 79 | Palestine, State of | 51.0% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 80 | Spain | 51.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 81 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 51.0% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 82 | France | 51.0% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 83 | Korea | 51.0% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 84 | Ghana | 50.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 85 | Thailand | 50.9% | 2020 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 86 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 50.9% | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 87 | Bahrain | 50.9% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 88 | Mauritius | 50.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 89 | Netherlands | 50.9% | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 90 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 50.9% | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 91 | Romania | 50.8% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 92 | Jamaica | 50.8% | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 93 | Myanmar | 50.8% | 2018 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 94 | Kenya | 50.8% | 2016 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 95 | Austria | 50.8% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 96 | Cayman Islands | 50.7% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 97 | Mexico | 50.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 98 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 50.7% | 2020 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 99 | Niger | 50.7% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 50.6% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 101 | Burkina Faso | 50.6% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 102 | Guyana | 50.6% | 2023 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 103 | Brazil | 50.6% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 104 | Benin | 50.6% | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 105 | Panama | 50.6% | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 106 | Israel | 50.6% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 107 | Paraguay | 50.5% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 108 | Colombia | 50.5% | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 109 | Guatemala | 50.4% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 110 | Mali | 50.4% | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 111 | Morocco | 50.4% | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 112 | Croatia | 50.4% | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 113 | Sudan | 50.4% | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 114 | Burundi | 50.3% | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 115 | Togo | 50.2% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Bangladesh | 50.2% | 2020 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 117 | Cambodia | 50.2% | 2020 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 118 | Finland | 50.2% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 119 | Maldives | 50.2% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 50.2% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 50.1% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 50.1% | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 123 | Botswana | 50.1% | 2014 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 124 | Saudi Arabia | 50.1% | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 125 | Belize | 50.0% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 126 | Angola | 50.0% | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 127 | Cameroon | 49.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 128 | Lesotho | 49.9% | 2016 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 129 | Dominica | 49.8% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 130 | Puerto Rico | 49.8% | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 131 | Argentina | 49.8% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 132 | Sao Tome and Principe | 49.7% | 2016 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 133 | Cape Verde | 49.7% | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 134 | Madagascar | 49.7% | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 135 | Nicaragua | 49.7% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 136 | Central African Republic | 49.7% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 137 | Sri Lanka | 49.6% | 2020 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 138 | Samoa | 49.6% | 2021 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 139 | El Salvador | 49.6% | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 140 | Timor-Leste | 49.6% | 2019 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 141 | Zimbabwe | 49.6% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 142 | Pakistan | 49.5% | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 143 | Honduras | 49.5% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 144 | Uganda | 49.5% | 2017 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 145 | South Africa | 49.5% | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 146 | Ecuador | 49.4% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 147 | Dominican Republic | 49.3% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 148 | Oman | 49.3% | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 149 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.3% | 2018 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 150 | Comoros | 49.3% | 2018 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 151 | British Virgin Islands | 49.2% | 2021 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 152 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 49.1% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 153 | Anguilla | 49.1% | 2022 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 154 | Côte d'Ivoire | 48.8% | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 155 | Gambia | 48.7% | 2021 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 156 | Sierra Leone | 48.6% | 2021 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 157 | Malta | 48.4% | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 158 | Monaco | 48.3% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 159 | Congo | 48.1% | 2018 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 160 | Bahamas | 48.1% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 161 | Liberia | 48.0% | 2020 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 162 | Senegal | 48.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 163 | Namibia | 48.0% | 2018 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 164 | Barbados | 48.0% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 165 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 47.8% | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 166 | Marshall Islands | 47.5% | 2022 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 167 | Antigua and Barbuda | 47.4% | 2018 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 168 | Seychelles | 47.3% | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 169 | Nigeria | 42.4% | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 170 | Armenia | 38.2% | 2024 | down 25.1% | flat |
| 171 | Liechtenstein | 31.6% | 2021 | down 58.9% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release